M&A Deal Summary

BlackBerry Acquires Good Technology

On September 4, 2015, BlackBerry acquired software company Good Technology for 425M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BlackBerry’s 13th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is BlackBerry’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is BlackBerry’s 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is BlackBerry’s 7th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-09-04
Target Good Technology
Sector Software
Buyer(s) BlackBerry
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 425M USD

Target

Good Technology

Sunnyvale, California, United States
Good Technology Inc. is a mobile security company that offers end-to-end wireless data management systems.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

BlackBerry

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1984
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees2,647
Revenue 853M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

BlackBerry a global leader in wireless innovation, revolutionized the mobile industry with the introduction of the BlackBerry in 1999. Since then, BlackBerry products and services have continued to change the way millions of people around the world stay connected. BlackBerry was founded in 1984 and is based in Waterloo, Ontario.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 23 of 25
Sector (Software) 13 of 14
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 22 of 24
State (California) 7 of 8
Country (United States) 10 of 11
Year (2015) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-22 AtHoc

San Mateo, California, United States

AtHoc, Inc. is a provider of enterprise notifications software. AtHoc software enables organizations to effectively aggregate, manage and track business alerts from different sources in the enterprise and to deliver them to the targeted audience.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-24 Encription

Worcestershire, United Kingdom

Encription Ltd. is a cyber security consultancy company, provides penetration testing, digital forensics and IT security training services.

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